The LORD also thundered in the heavens, and the Most High uttered his voice, hailstones and coals of fire. And he sent out his arrows and scattered them; he flashed forth lightnings and routed them. Then the channels of the sea were seen, and the foundations of the world were laid bare at your rebuke, O LORD, at the blast of the breath of your nostrils.
That last phrase brings to mind the cartoons of old man winter and his wintry blasts, but when I scrolled through Google Images, all I found were malevolent and often salacious images. Where were drawings that brought to mind a benevolent LORD as this passage does?
Yes, often the blast of His nostrils is frightening, think of a tornado passing near your home. But upon reflection, even a mid-Western rip-roaring thunderstorm as a demonstration of our LORD's power should bring a sense of knowing that we have an omnipotent LORD. From time to time, He has to remind me that He is in control of all things.
Today's readings in the Psalms:
Morning: Psalm 11
Mid-day: 119:113-120
Evening: Psalm 86
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